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Dr. Sam Chen, MD

(11 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

Professional interests include: hand surgery procedures, elbow problems, wrist problems

Honolulu, HI 96813

(808) 522-4000

Dr. Sam Chen, MD is an orthopedist in Honolulu, HI specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. Dr. Sam Chen, MD is affiliated with Hawaii Pacific Health and Straub Medical Center.

Office Locations

Straub Medical Center

1100 Ward Avenue Suite 708
Honolulu, HI 96814

(808) 744-3360

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Honolulu, HI 96813

1-888-SKI-NGST

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sam Chen, MD treated as an orthopedist in Honolulu, HI during 2012 were aspiration, injections, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	147
injections	22
nerve procedures	11
open surgery	11
upper extremity surgery	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	82

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	50
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Chen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	39

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	24

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Chen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	43
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sam Chen, MD treated as an orthopedist in Honolulu, HI during 2015 were upper extremity surgery, closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture, injections and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	22
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	296
hospital care	11
immobilization	13
injections	21
inpatient care	11
nerve procedures	17
open surgery	17
tendon surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	37

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	240
Other	44
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	106
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Chen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sam Chen, MD treated as an orthopedist in Honolulu, HI during 2016 were injections, upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery and closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	25
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	363
immobilization	12
injections	63
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	14
tendon surgery	30
upper extremity surgery	44

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	92
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	136
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Chen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sam Chen, MD treated as an orthopedist in Honolulu, HI during 2017 were injections, upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	14
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	348
immobilization	25
injections	61
nerve procedures	16
open surgery	16
tendon surgery	41
upper extremity surgery	57

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	151
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	69
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Chen, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sam Chen, MD treated as an orthopedist in Honolulu, HI during 2018 were upper extremity surgery, injections, tendon surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	29
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	332
immobilization	14
injections	57
nerve procedures	29
open surgery	29
tendon surgery	33
upper extremity surgery	62

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	163
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	54
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Chen, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sam Chen, MD treated as an orthopedist in Honolulu, HI during 2019 were upper extremity surgery, injections, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	30
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	277
immobilization	15
injections	35
nerve procedures	30
open surgery	30
tendon surgery	28
upper extremity surgery	58

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	113
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	123
Other	46
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	47
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Chen, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sam Chen, MD treated as an orthopedist in Honolulu, HI during 2020 were upper extremity surgery, open surgery, tendon surgery and closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	26
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	279
fracture surgery	14
injections	16
nerve procedures	25
open surgery	39
tendon surgery	27
upper extremity surgery	66

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	138
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	33
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Chen, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sam Chen, MD treated as an orthopedist in Honolulu, HI during 2021 were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, synovectomy and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	20
doctor visit	289
injections	20
joint surgery	21
synovectomy	21
tendon surgery	62
upper extremity surgery	62

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	130
Other	39
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	37
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Chen, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	19

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Chen, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Chen, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sam Chen, MD treated as an orthopedist in Honolulu, HI were upper extremity surgery, injections, tendon surgery and closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture.

aspiration	22
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	23
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	224
fracture surgery	14
hospital care	11
immobilization	15
injections	36
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	21
nerve procedures	20
open surgery	22
synovectomy	21
tendon surgery	34
upper extremity surgery	49

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	101
Non-Hispanic White	73
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	24

**Age**
75 to 84	60
85 and over	31
Less than 65	10
65 to 74	101

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Chen, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sam Chen, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	3
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Cancer	6
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Sam Chen, MD graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. He completed residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center. He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

Residency: Loma Linda University Medical Center

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sam Chen, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Hawaii Pacific Health

Straub Medical Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Sam Chen, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 11 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sam Chen, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Honolulu, HI.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Sam Chen, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Sonex Health, Inc.	$1,925 SX-One Microknife $1,225	Sx-one Microknife $700
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$349 PIQRAY $125	TASIGNA $119	KISQALI $105
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$124 BARACLUDE $124
Pacific Medical, Inc	$77 ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $77
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$21 Orthopaedics $21
Other	$15 Interventional Therapies $15

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$1,925
Food and Beverage	$520
Education	$66

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Sam Chen, MD.

Sonex Health, Inc.	2021	$78,948.21	Physician Covered Recipient	Common Stock
Sonex Health, Inc.	2020	$78,948.21	Physician Covered Recipient	Common Stock
Sonex Health, Inc.	2022	$62,201.62	Physician Covered Recipient	Common Stock

Biography

Dr. Sam Chen, who practices in Honolulu, HI, is a medical specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Chen's areas of expertise consist of hand surgery procedures, wrist problems, and elbow problems. He is professionally affiliated with Hawaii Pacific Health. His education and training includes medical school at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center. His patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5).